Crossroads School (Santa Monica, California)

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Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Address
1714 21st Street
Santa Monica, California
Information
Opened 1971
Founder Dr. Paul Cummins and Dr. Rhoda Makoff
Head of school Bob Riddle
Grades K-12
Number of students 1,139
Newspaper Crossfire
Website http://www.xrds.org/

Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a K-12 independent, college preparatory school in Santa Monica, California, United States.

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[edit] History

The school was founded in 1971 by Dr. Paul Cummins (an educator) and Dr. Rhoda Makoff (a biochemist) as an effort in progressive private education.[citation needed] Dr. Cummins went on to found New Roads School in Santa Monica, California. Although the founders, and many of the school's original students, came from the former St. Augustine By-the-Sea Episcopal Day School in Santa Monica, Crossroads School has always been a secular institution. Crossroads started with three rooms in a Baptist church offering grades seven and eight, and an initial enrollment of just over 30 students.[1]

[edit] In the media

The 2004 book Hollywood Interrupted by Andrew Breitbart and Mark Ebner (ISBN 0-471-45051-0), dedicated a large section to Crossroads; it depicted the school (and the celebrities who send their children there) in a negative light. The article focused mainly on a handful of high-profile parents and "drug problems" stemming from the 1980s.[1] The school was also featured in a May 2005 issue of Vanity Fair; like Breitbart's book, it also focused on the school's celebrity clientele.[1]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l DiGiacomo, Frank (2005-03-01). "School for Cool". Vanity Fair. 

[edit] External links

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